SAC Newsletter - 31 March

SAC Newsletter

31 March 2020

THE CLUB IS CLOSED

If you need to contact the Club please do not telephone but rather email

Reaching out to Senior Members

In these difficult times, your Club is thinking about you and how we could help you surmount the diverse problems which you might encounter as a result of the confinement to residence.Please don’t hesitate to get back to us. Many of us live not far from the Club and may be able to help you with your shopping, go to the bakery or the pharmacy for you... or perhaps you might just like a chat on the phone. If you wish to be called by telephone, please send a number at which you can be reached. Please contact us at .

Maintenance at the Club

The Management Committee and the staff are doing their very best to have the cricket pitch mown and looking beautiful ready for the season, the clay courts ready for the first tennis match, and the swimming pool ready for the first dip. The pool has much maintenance to be done but the staff is co-ordinating with the pool companies to get this ready. The marquee must also be put back in order, and mended so as to be ready for eventual events.

Thank you to the Tennis committee who have stepped in and are currently working with the staff and co-ordinating with the company to prepare the clay courts in anticipation for opening.

Keeping fit while the Club is closed

Keeping fit while not being allowed out is a real challenge. Luckily there is Internet!

Fitness programs available on line

Are you looking for a short work out with simple stretching and exercises? There are so many resources out there available for free on the Internet to follow, in order to keep fit often with simple high-intensity workouts and stretching exercises. Why not put on your gym kit, set up your screen, and join in for a daily session…

Live-streamed Pilates and Step & Sculpt

Pam is running live-streamed Pilates and step & sculpts classes for you to stay fit. Contact her for details at

Yoga on-line

Monica is holding on-line Yoga classes from 9am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and every weekday at 6.30pm. Contact her for details at

Croquet and Ultimate Frizz-bee

These are games that can be played by any age. Confinement is the perfect time to familiarise yourself with the rules of these two games which will be happening out on the cricket pitch in the springtime at the weekend. Watch the newsletter for details of the first session.

Croquet

As soon as the cricket pitch is mown and looking beautiful, the croquet section will be out there setting up croquet on the pitch. This year we will now be able to have two croquet lawns laid out so we can have beginners on one lawn and more advanced players on the other. While you are in confinement at home, this is the perfect time to familiarise yourself with the game, and learn the rules. There are four balls in play: blue, red, black and yellow. There are 6 hoops and a centre post. Search for the laws of croquet to find out more…

Don’t hesitate to contact Georgina, and the croquet section at

Ultimate Frizz-bee

A new section will be opening soon which is Ultimate Frizz-bee. This could happen while croquet is in play, why not come out on the pitch and try out this new exciting game.

Ideas

We could do on-line Quiz-nights, Century Oak evening aperos, Kids’ corner sharing games. Please don’t hesitate to get back to us if you would like to join in, help out… be part of this.Contact us at

...and finally

Just a heads up, if you get an email from the Department for Health saying not to eat tinned pork because it contains Covid-19, ignore it. It’s spam…